Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-18

dates of public office be referred to the
Committee on Elections and Privileges.
That so much of said message as relates
to coal and coke industries and inspection
of mines he referred to the Committee on
Mines md Mining.
That SD much of said message as relates
to the Hospital for the Insane, to the lnstl-
tuition for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind and
BeIkley Springs he referred to the Com
mittee on Humane Institutions and Public
Buildings.
On motion of Mr.. Henslcy-
ResoIred, That that portion of the Gov
ernOr's message pertaining to the Hospital
for the Insane be referred to the Commit
tee on Humane Institutions and Public
Buildings, together with the report OF the
Commission to select location for the
second Hospital referred TO by his Excel
| lency in his message 10 this House.
REAL ESTATE.
Mr.. Hensley presented five written
agreements of citizens OF Mason county
proposing to sell to the State certain real
estate situate in said county for State pur-
poses, which agreements on his motion
were referred to the Committee on HUI
name Institutions and Public Buildings,
to he considered with last named rcSolu-
ton.
CONTRACT SYSTEM.
Mr.. Bowers presented petition, signed
by G. .. Sperow, in behalf OF the Patrons
of Husbandry, and !. II. Smith and John
Heller, Tor the Knights Of Labor, protest
ing against the present contract system III
the State penitentiary, and asking the
| Legislature to pass law abOlIShlng It's
continuance On his own motion, 1t was
referred To the Committee Oh the Penlten-
tiary.
MILITARY PENSION BILL.
Mr.. Young offered the following:
| II. X. No 4, Constructing our Sen
ators and requesting our Representatives,
in Congress to Use their influence to secure
the passage by Congress Of the Militia
| Pension Bill
RcsO',ad By the Legislature Of Vest Virginia:
] l.. That our Senators in Congress be in
structc,l, and our Representatives request
cd, To use their influence to secure the
passage of the bill pending before the Con-
| TleSS of the United States known rs the
| Militia Pension bill, or other measure OF
such character as will entitle the widows,
orphan children and the disabled members
OF the militia who served the Federal Gov
eminent, either in the field or in prison, III
| the late war between the States, To proper
pensions from the United States Govern
ment.
p That the Governor of this State send
! a copy of this resolution to each ot our
Senators and representatives IN Congress.
| The resolution was then agreed to.
! Mr.. Cakes offered the following:
TAXATION.
No ;. proposing an amendment to see
ton /, OfArticle X. of the Constitution Of
! the State:
ResoIrcd By The Legislature Of Ii'c%t Virginia:
That the following is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution OF this
State, tO-wit.
That section Of Article Y of said Con
stitution he stricken out and the following
inserted therein in lieu thereof
SECTION. Taxation shall be equal and
uniform throughout the State, and all
property, both real and personal, shall he
taxed in proportion to its value, to he ascer-
tanned as directed by law, no one species
of property, from which Il tax may he col
lccted, shall he taxed higher than any
species uf property of equal value, but
property used for educational, literary,
scientific, religious or charitable pur-
! poses; all cemeteries ana PuDllc
property, household and kitchen
furniture to the value of fifty dollars,
, agricultural productions grown directly
from the soil, and live stock produced in
this State one year old or under may by
law he exempted from taxation, The
Legislature shall Ihavc power TO tax by
t uniform and equal laws, all privileges and
franchises OF persons and corporations
Was read first time anil ordered sec
ond reading.
I TRIAL BY JURY.
Mr.. Hoke offered the follOwing:-H. J.
, Il. No. 6, Proposing IN amendment to the
Constitution Of this State"
;. RcsoIrei, /. That the following amend
, mtmt to article ; of the Constitution of the
State he, and the same is hereby proposed,
tO-wit:
,. That section Is OF article as it now
is he stricken out, and the following be in
serted in lieu thereof:
13. In suits mt common law, where the
value in controversy exceeds $40, exclu-
sive of interest and costs, the right of trial
:. by Jury, if required by either party, shall
be preserved and in such suit before a
Justice a party may cOnSiat of six persons,
which was read first and ordered To =
second reading.
SOLDIERS MEDALS.
MIR. Duval Offered the following
Fl II. j. r.: That the Adjutant Gen
, eral he and he is hereby author
/ led TO turn over To the Commander
of the Department of West Virginia of the
the Grand Army of the Republic, for dis
tribution and safe keeping all the medals
TO the soldiers of this State who
served in the late war for the Union
provided by joint resolution OF
the Legislature of February /, lSG6, now
remaining in the Adiutant Generals office;
which resolution was agreed to.
CONVICT LABOR.
Mr.. Cakes offered the following which
was agreed to:
WHEREAS, The present system Of letting
to contract the labor of the eonvictS i'll the
Penitentiary of West Virginia, is injurious,
unfair, and unjust to the honest laborers
of this State, by bringing into direct COM
petition with our honest LABOR, the cheap
labor of the criminal classes, and
WHEREAS, 1t is due 20 the honest me-
chanics and workingmen of this State, that
the evils of our present system in this re-
gard should be remedied; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the Committee on Peni-
Tertiary, when appointed, be, and it is
hereby instructed to report at the earliest
practicable time, by bill or otherwise, rs
to the best means of doing away with the
evils arising from our present system of
letting out by contract the labor OF the
eonvicts in our Penitentiary.
l On Motion of Mr.. HaSans
| ResoIref, That the State Superintendent
of Free Schools be requested 30 furnish to
this House q statement of the contract or
contracts, and the stipulation in whole and
in part thereof, together with the names of
all persons interested therein, pertaining
to the furnishing of school books for the